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Neal Katyal

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Neal Katyal is a prominent American attorney and legal scholar known for his work in constitutional law. He served as the Acting Solicitor General of the United States from 2010 to 2011, becoming the first Asian American to hold this position. Katyal has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, often focusing on issues related to civil rights and government accountability. He is a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells and has been a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches courses on constitutional law and national security law.

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May 6, 2021

the big lie is baked into the Republican firmament, but it’s baked like Cheech & Chong. I mean, it’s like, unserious. That’s not reality.

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May 5, 2021

You were a liar, you were doing Donald Trump`s bidding and not being attorney general.

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Apr 29, 2021

This must pass and this, you know, Jonathan Lemire was just saying, we should be doing great.

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Apr 26, 2021

The George Floyd Act has to pass.

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Apr 26, 2021

the George Floyd Act is the place to start.

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Apr 4, 2021

I don`t think the Justice Department should consider that in any way, shape or form and I don`t think they will.

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Apr 4, 2021

If I were accused of a crime, the prosecutor I`d want is Merrick Garland. He`s balanced, he`s fair.

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Apr 4, 2021

This investigation was opened by Bill Barr. He thought it was credible enough to continue the investigation.

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Mar 29, 2021

What the president did here is say, here’s a great person for our nation’s second highest court.

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Mar 29, 2021

the important point is, actually, let’s not think about the Supreme Court right now. We will eventually get there. But let’s think about the circuit courts, because that’s where Trump did so much damage and where history has done damage…

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Mar 29, 2021

It could be great thing happening Joe Biden`s doing.

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Mar 29, 2021

Biden is doing exactly the right thing today, and he’s going to continue to do it, which is diversify the judiciary.

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Mar 29, 2021

This is a brilliant, committed, diverse slate that we heard, that we -- was nominated today.

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Mar 29, 2021

But I think what the president did here is say, here’s a great person for our nation’s second highest court. She should go up today. And then, along with this other just rich, diverse, competent slate of nominees, I mean, this is just a…

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Mar 28, 2021

the country is on the verge of a new Jim Crow. And it’s coming right on the heels of the Republicans losing the 2020 election.

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Mar 22, 2021

It’s a breath of fresh air. It’s not politics, I just think that Biden has appointed people to the justice department who don’t breach those norms willy-nilly.

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Mar 14, 2021

But it’s sad to me that it’s been more than two months since these attacks, and for at least the key first 14 days, I’m not sure what, if anything, happened.

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Mar 14, 2021

You have that arrest, at a minimum.

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Mar 14, 2021

It is just an outstanding thing that Secretary Haaland was just confirmed. This is the first Native American -- Native American to serve in the United States Cabinet ever in over 225 years.

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Mar 8, 2021

This news is really significant because John Floyd, as you say, has literally written the book on prosecuting state officials for racketeering.

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Mar 8, 2021

There is both possibilities here, civil and criminal.

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Mar 8, 2021

So intrinsically conspiracy is problematic because if you’re involving other people, you know, that’s a worse crime.

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Mar 7, 2021

Defendant in a racketeering case is just about the only job that’s appropriate for him these days.

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Mar 3, 2021

Congress has two different mechanisms available to remove her from office and I do think they should be used.

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Mar 2, 2021

And darn it, we need it. And this was something that Republicans and Democrats united hand in hand.

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